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UNIVERSITY of ARIZONA LIBRARY Imprimi Potest by THE REV. MAYNARD GEIGER 0.F.M., PH.D. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LIBRARY Imprimi Potest. FR. ILDEPHONSE MOSER, 0.F.M. Minister Provincialis. Dec. 6, 1938. Nihil Obstat. FR. PATRICK RODDY, O.F.M. Imprimatur. JOHN J. CANTWELL Archiepiscopus Angelorum. Dec. 13, 1938 The Kingdom of St. Francis in Arizona (1539-1939) By THE REV. MAYNARD GEIGER, 0.F.M., PH.D. "We are the ones who are bearing the burden and the heat; We are the ones who are conquering and subduing the land." FRAY FRANCISCO PAREJA, O.F.M. SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, 1939 Table of Contents Page Foreword . 3 The Coming of Niza . 6 Coronado and the Franciscans March North Ciliate Conquers New Mexico 9 Franciscans Arrive in Southern Arizona . 12 Fray Francisco Garcés 16 Escalante and Dominguez Tread the Great Basin 21 The Franciscans in Maricopa County 21 Franciscans among the Pimas 32 Franciscans among the Papagos 35 Franciscans among the Apaches 43 Franciscans among the Yumas 45 Franciscans among the Navajos 49 Conclusion 55 THE KINGDOM OF ST. FRANCIS IN ARIZONA 3 Foreword The history of Arizona is inseparably bound up with Fran- ciscanism. The Friars Minor were among her earliest explorers and her saintly evangelizers. The Franciscan Padre is as famil- iar to her history as her towering pines and varied cacti are characteristic of her landscape. The cowled a.nd sandaled friar has left his imprint on her desert 'sand; his silhouette is cast against her blue mountains; his eyes have peered into her dark and erratic arroyos. Varied have been his contributions toward the upbuilding of empire and culture: exploration, geography, topography, ethnology, linguistics, architecture, pedagogy, social service. Yet all these have been but handmaids to his essential purpose: the salvation of souls; whether those souls belonged to a white, red, or colored man, made little difference. It is a far cry from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. One flag followed another; one race supplanted another. Now the Padres carne from the south, then from the east; now from the west and then from the state itself. Once they walked afoot; then they rode horseback; again they went forth by team, and finally they rode forth in an automobile. A few have even dreamt of the aeroplane. Yet always they were on the same spiritual errand. In one era they explored; in another they evangelized; now they sowed, then they reaped. A period of unfruitfulness and bloodshed was followed by a Golden Age which sank again to decay and even oblivion. But always the unfinished work was revived by a zealous and courageous band imbued with the spirit of their predecessors. Today, inspired by the traditions of the pioneer Padres, and energized by the support of an appreciative host of co-workers, they carry on, whether amid the din and throb of the city or out in the soli- tude under the stars; for to them it still is the "New Kingdom of Saint Francis." This modest pamphlet does not pretend to give more than a sketch of Franciscan achievement in Arizona during the past four hundred years. If that colorful story with its heroic epi- sodes were to be recited in detail, supported by the exacting apparatus of historical criticism, the volumes would be bulky and might frighten the reader at the outset. With even the best of will, he might never find time to finish them. So with the 4 THE KINGDOM OF ST. FRANCIS IN ARIZONA average reader in mind, and with a view to his many pre-occu- pations, the writer has prepared this monograph from many authentic sources. It furnishes the reader with the salient points and substantial achievements of the gray-robe of yesterday and of the brown-robe of today. Because the story is long and the details vast and complicated, much that is interesting and in- formative has been omitted. Again, the story is confined strictly to Franciscan achievement, to the exclusion of the splendid work and heroic deeds of other religious Orders and of the secular priests of the diocese, but only because brevity is indis- pensable for a short story. We send the story on its way trust- ing that the reader himself will become enamored of its color and romance, and will be enticed to explore for himself the wealth that is hidden away in the musty tomes of another day. The writer takes this occasion to thank all his confreres of the Franciscan Provinces of Santa Barbara and St. John 'the Baptist for their cheerful and valuable assistance given in the preparation of this monograph. The Author. Signature of Fray Marcos de Niza, O.E.M. 6 THE KINGDOM OF ST. FRANCIS IN ARIZONA The Coming of Niza The year 1939 recalls the name of a Franciscan friar, who four hundred years ago opened up a new territory for spiritual conquest. He named it "The New Kingdom of St. Francis." This friar was Marcos de Niza, a Frenchman by birth, who before coming to Mexico, had witnessed part of the Spanish conquest of Peru. He came to Mexico at the invitation of the Franciscan Bishop, Fray Juan de Zumdrraga, who in turn intro- duced him to the viceroy, Antonio de Mendoza. At the time the viceroy was interested in the great northern country identi- fied today with Arizona and New Mexico. He wanted to send thither explorers who would directly report to him on their findings. Cabeza de Vaca and his companions had arrived in Mexico in 1536 and had told their wonderful tale of adven- ture. Mexico, or New Spain, as it was then called was in eager expectancy of great things to come. On the recommendation of Fray Antonio de Ciudad Rod- rigo, the . Franciscan Provincial, Niza was accepted by the vice- roy as the person, who by reason of his virtue, knowledge, and endurance, would be bcst suited to make the exploration. With him he was to take a companion, Brother Honorato. These two set out for Culiacan on the west coast of Mexico, then the out- post of civilization in the viceroyalty on the Pacific. From this outpost of empire, the two friars and Indian guides set out on March 7, 1539. With them of course was Estevan, the Barbary Negro, who was one of the companions of Cabeza de Vaca. Clothed with full authority from the viceroy, Niza had instruc- tions to enter. into friendship with all the Indian tribes through whose territory he should pass, to make detailed observations concerning the sea coast, to observe the mineral wealth, the fauna and flora of those regions, to note the topography, the geography, and ethnology of the new world he was to enter. Formally, it was the Marcos de Niza expedition. At Petatlan, Brother Honorato grew ill and had to abandon the idea of accompanying Niza. Fray Marcos went on and took a northerly route through present Sinaloa and Sonora. He kept notes as he went along, as the basis of the official report he was to make later. Niza came to a well-watered settlement called Vacapa and there he remained for two weeks during Passiontide, whence he sent Estevan ahead. and Indian runners in three directions to the sea coast. From Vacapa on, the friar THE KINGDOM OF ST. FRANCIS IN ARIZONA 7 tells us he heard consistent and continuous reports of the great- ness of the cities which were the object of his goal, namely, Cibola. Estevan sent back messengers to Niza from time to time with good news of the great cities still far beyond the changing horizon. Estevan and his Indian companions actually reached Cibola but the Negro with seine of the Indians were put to death. This dire news was relayed to Niza, which threw him into consterna- tion. According to his own story he was near his journey's end and yet was to be deprived of the fruit of his toil:---to see Cibola, the Promised Land. Even at the risk of his life, he tells us, he went to a hill whence he could see it in order that he might report concerning it. His description of Cfbola is as follows: "It is situated on a level stretch on the brow of a roundish hill. It appears to be a very beautiful city, the best I have seen in these parts; the houses are of the type that the Indians des- cribed to me, all of stone, with their stories and terraces, as it appeared to me from a hill whence I could see it. The town is bigger than the city of Mexico." Niza called the area the "New Kingdom of St. Francis." (Percy Baldwin, Discover), of the Seven Cities of Cibo la, pp. 28-29). Then without entering the city, since identified as Hawikuh, New Mexico, Niza retraced his steps "with much more fear than food" and returned to Culiacan and Mexico City. He drew up a formal report for the viceroy. The viceroy and his agents interested the populace in enlisting for the northern conquest. The result was the Coronado expedition. It might seem strange to the average reader that after four hundred years there still remains a Niza problem which the best historians admit has not been solved. To even propose a list of the unanswered questions concerning Niza would cover many pages; the attempted answers might cover a large volume. It is not our purpose to present these problems here, but merely to state that from the standpoint of scholarship the Niza ques- tion has not been solved. For centuries Niza's veracity was called into question and even after Bandelier apparently ban- ished all doubts in this regard, geographical difficulties mounted.
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